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Average Molders, Shapers, And Casters, Except Metal And Plastic Salary in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

Molders, Shapers, And Casters, Except Metal And Plastic in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earn a median annual salary of $46,710, which is +2.2% compared to the national median. There are 340 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (metro area).

$46,710
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median annual wage
$22/hour median
+2.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $45,690
340
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.93
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$38,860
25th
$43,710
Median
$46,710
75th
$53,910
90th
$64,550

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
105.8%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$44,157
Goods: 101.0%
Services: 87.9%
Rents: 146.9%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Vineland, NJ$62,530Compare200
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$61,000Compare180
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$58,630Compare420
Modesto, CA$58,150Compare80
Rochester, NY$57,360Compare60
Syracuse, NY$54,560Compare40

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has salary data for 663 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers.

Historical series

Trend for Molders, Shapers, And Casters, Except Metal And Plastic in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Molders, Shapers, And Casters, Except Metal And Plastic are projected to change by +6.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 5,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.